KING KHAT

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KING KHAT

MELECH HAHAGIGAT

By Uri MARANTZ

SPAMFLIX - as PROD

Animation - Production 2023

The Cathinone King is fundamentally a gripping story following a nerdy scientist as he evolves into an international drug baron. In many ways it’s a classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story.

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Animation
- Countries
- ISRAEL
- Languages
- HEBREW, ENGLISH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 72 mn
- Director(s)
- Uri MARANTZ
- Producer(s)
- Elad PELEG (Daroma Productions )
- Synopsis
- Gabi, a young Israeli scientist became fascinated by the psycho-active influences of the Khat plant. After a thorough study of the Israeli law of illegal substances he was surprised to find that Cathinone - the active substance in Khat- was not listed as an illegal drug. Following this revelation, he decided to try and synthesis the molecule by himself. What began years ago, as a non-harmful local home experiment developed into a full-blown international operation that changed global approach toward drugs in a profound way. His synthetic Cathinone became known as Hagigat, the famous legal drug that conquered the streets of Tel-Aviv. Later, applying the same principals he created more than 30 new psycho-active molecules, and distributed them all around the globe.